Clive Morey

Restoring faith after French

We’ll know soon enough how long Justin French will spend in prison — what’s less clear is how long it will take Richmond to clean up his mess. For now, the state Department of Historic Resources is taking steps to prevent future abuse of its tax credit program.

French pleads guilty to fraud

Developer Justin French’s downward spiral finds him facing up to three decades in prison for abusing state and federal tax credit programs.